Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. MARILYN ANN D’ANDRADE, 64, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold died April 2 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Born in New York City,…

  • Reader reflects on history, personal freedom

    I do not belong to the Allentown–Upper Freehold Historical Society, nor do I know the Armenantes. I also like the thought that Allentown is a historic town and many of the older buildings with historic background are still intact. I feel certain that when the Armenantes bought their house they didn’t sign any paper agreeing…

  • Guest Column Karen Thompson Historic homes cannot be re-created, resident says

    Guest Column Karen Thompson Historic homes cannot be re-created, resident says As a longtime resident of Allentown Borough, I think it is extremely unwise for the Planning Board and the Borough Council to allow the demolition of 12 N. Main St. by its owners, Margaret and Frank Armenante. Businesses in the town center of Allentown…

  • New zoning could cost area farmland, affordable housing

    In Manalapan, the governing body moved ahead with its 4-acre rezoning proposal, and in Upper Freehold a resident is calling for a referendum to allow residents to decide on 2- or 4-acre zoning. In both situations, both farmland and affordable housing is lost. And in both situations there is a lack of vision for saving…

  • Guest Column Margaret A. Armenante Applicant believes demolition review process was one-sided

    Guest Column Margaret A. Armenante Applicant believes demolition review process was one-sided Having been a chairperson of the Historic Preserva-tion Review Commission (HPRC) in the past, I believe that I have a unique perspective on the "process" to which my husband and I were subjected at the March 19 meeting. As stated in the code…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. MARTHA MUSIAL GWOZDZIEWICZ, 90, of Monroe, formerly of South River, died March 18 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband Joseph died in 1990. Surviving…

  • Mayor urges reinstatement of state septic rule

    (Open letter to Gov. James McGreevey) A recent Appellate Court ruling overturned a state environmental rule that slowed down construction using on-site septic systems. The rule required special state approval for developments of more than seven homes with the on-site systems. I am herewith requesting that the initial ruling be reinstated or redrafted so as…

  • A sad time for Allentown

    It’s very sad when people start arguing about the demolition of a building. There’s no simple solution to the situation in Allentown, where residents are set on demolishing their historic Main Street office/house and replacing it. The owners, a borough councilwoman and local attorney, want to replace the structure with a historically accurate one, noting…

  • Stafford to retire as president of university

    Monmouth University’s board of trustees has announced its president, Dr. Rebecca Stafford, will retire at the end of the 2002-03 academic year, after having served as president since 1993. "I am so honored to have been a part of Monmouth University’s amazing transformation over the past decade," said Stafford. "With direction from the board of…